# Yuba Raj Khatiwada

_Nepalese economist_

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> Yuba Raj Khatiwada is a former Nepali politician and economist who has served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States since 17 February 2021. As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US, he was also the non-residential ambassador to Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala and was entitled to look after the affairs related to the World Bank, IMF, and the World Bank Group. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2020 and was a minister in the cabinet of KP Sharma Oli from February 2018 to September 2020. He previously served as the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, as well as the vice-chair of the National Planning Commission.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 August 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Taplejung District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist; banker; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepal Communist Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P102))
- **Education:** Tribhuvan University; University of Delhi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574#P69))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/yuba-raj-khatiwada

## Questions

**When was Yuba Raj Khatiwada born?**  
Yuba Raj Khatiwada was born on 14 August 1956 in Taplejung District.

**Where did Yuba Raj Khatiwada study?**  
Yuba Raj Khatiwada was educated at Tribhuvan University, University of Delhi.

## Related

- [Taplejung District](https://diginpl.com/places/taplejung-district)
- [Tribhuvan University](https://diginpl.com/places/tribhuvan-university)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yuba Raj Khatiwada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_Raj_Khatiwada) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): युवराज खतिवडा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q9383574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9383574) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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